I'm another multiple decade user of the Whisperlight, may not be the be all end all but they have never failed me (have one multifuel and one white gas).

I would also agree with the Seva 123 if you can get your hands on one. I had one of these but in a fit of youthful stupidity sold it. I did keep my Optimus 8R which shares the guts of the 123. It's a great pice but a little large for Moto camping.

The thing about the MSR that I like is that it fits in my cook pot so it doesn't take up any more space than just the pot.

If I was buying a stove right now, I already have about a half dozen so I probably shouldnt , it would be either the Whisperlite Universal or the Primus Omnifuel. See here for a comparison http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2012/03/primus-omnifuel-vs-msr-whisperlite.html The ability to burn any type of fuel is very appealing. I used a Whisperlite international for years and years, and it still sits in a bag somewhere, ready to go, but I switched over to a canister fuel Primus a couple of years back. I would probalby go for the Primus simply for the ease of switching between fuels. I also use cannister fuel whenever possible, it is just so much better than burning petrol. I have seen both of these in action and they work just as great as their single fuel siblings.. cant go wrong with either.. although they are a bit spendy.

MSR XGK II for the last 15 years, I just replaced the pump/valve assembly because it wasn't coming up to pressure as quick as it used to. Its dead reliable and was among the first stoves to have a shaker jet, now a standard feature in liquid fuel stoves. It has a rigid fuel tube, so it won't fit in my pot, but it isn't very large anyway.
I use the smallest bottle available for cooking with and tap my fuel pump's low pressure return when it needs to be topped up.

I have been thinking about retiring the Coleman 442, little smaller than your Coleman isn't it?

That Primus Omnifuel looks very interesting. Would have to see some heat output comparisons first vs the Colemans,my very beat up 442 sure puts out the heat. Fast on the coffee in the morning. I already have the 1.5L bottle for a Primus.Does come in handy sometimes when it is full and quickly accessible from the saddlebags.....

There's a cat on here named ShadyRascal who makes the "Stever Stove." It's an aluminum methyl alcohol burning stove that's super tiny, strong, and does it's job well. I paid something like $9 USD for it. Just do a search for it and read the reviews...great piece of gear. I also use a piece of ceramic tile that I bought at Home Depot for 20 cents as a platform to put the stove on.

I have a number, started with a coleman and have a couple of MSR, of all the MSR dragonfly is the best for cooking on, the Wisperlite is probably the simplist but not much use for more than heating stuff up quickly, but both of the MSR ones are well made and worth the money.
If I could only have one stove I have a freind who has just bought a cheap multi fuel stove from e bay, does gas/petrol/kero. It was cheap and appears every bit as good as the more expensive ones so much so that I am thinking of getting one myself.

If I could only have one stove I have a freind who has just bought a cheap multi fuel stove from e bay, does gas/petrol/kero. It was cheap and appears every bit as good as the more expensive ones so much so that I am thinking of getting one myself.

Hi Guys! We have a Dragonfly. Works good, would have cooked a few hundred meals on it by now & I've only stripped & cleaned it once. Runs well on straight petrol. turns down nicely for the gourmet camp cooking which my old Coleman 442 didn't do so well. Also much easier to empty of gas for air travel. Way gruntier than any alcohol or canister stove. The 442 probably had an edge in outright power though.

It is really damn loud though & if buying again I would want to have a play with a Primus Omnifuel first to compare as they look pretty good on paper & are apparently not so rowdy.

++ on the whisperlites, I have had three MSR stove over the last 35 years. The 1st was stolen so I got one of the early Whiperlites still have and use it, also have a new International and it is just as good as the others. I camp with folks who are on their 3rd or 4th other stove. Just my $.02

Check out the Soto Muka. I've only used petrol with it and it's the cleanest burning unleaded fuel stove I've used. It puts out some serious heat and simmering is a bit of a pain, i.e. have to release some of the pressure to make it simmer. Otherwise, it uses the same fuel as the bike and I like to think it's carry reserve fuel for the bike as a just in case.

I've used my X-GK for many years and it works great. OK, not much for simmering so I won't be making any balsamic reductions on the road, but....

I use a Jetboil to make coffee, or anytime I just need to heat water; that's most of the time really. Got the French Press kit and truthfully, I seem to use it more than anything, because it's quick and easy.